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Thanks! This was a good intro into the importance and function of fish gills.

Ms Rebecca Crawford (12 Jul 2018)

I thoroughly enjoyed this course! As someone who has studied fish physiology in the past, this was a wonderful refresher on gill anatomy and function with a significant amount of useful information pertaining to veterinary diagnostics, treatment and management for both teleosts and chondrichthyans.

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Description

This webinar will cover the anatomy, structure and function of the gills. At the end of the webinar you should understand not only the structure but the physiological processes that are carried out by the gills and their importance to the homeostasis of the fish.

Objectives

Objectives

1. How respiration occurs in fish.
2. Understand the structure and function of various cells found in the gill.
3. The differences between freshwater and saltwater fish gills in function and structure.

Dr Rob Jones is possibly better known as “The Aquarium Vet” through the series of webinars he presents annually to a global audience. He works full time in aquatic veterinary medicine as the veterinarian to the Melbourne Aquarium and through his work with wholesaler quarantine facilities. He has interests in the welfare of aquatic species and was involved in the Australian AquaVet Plan and carrying out import risk analyses.

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User Reviews(2)

Thanks! This was a good intro into the importance and function of fish gills.

Ms Rebecca Crawford (12 Jul 2018)

I thoroughly enjoyed this course! As someone who has studied fish physiology in the past, this was a wonderful refresher on gill anatomy and function with a significant amount of useful information pertaining to veterinary diagnostics, treatment and management for both teleosts and chondrichthyans.